2425 Durant Avenue
Summary
SCH Number
2026030228
Public Agency
City of Berkeley
Document Title
2425 Durant Avenue
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/5/2026
Document Description
Use Permit #ZP2024-0162 to demolish three existing two-story residential buildings, including 19 rent-controlled dwelling units, and construct a 20-story (208 feet), approximately 148,940-square-foot residential building containing 169 dwelling units, including 6 Extremely Low-Income (ELI), 7 Very Low-Income (VLI), 6 Low-Income (LI), and 13 Moderate Income (MI) units, on a 9,750-square-foot lot.
Contact Information
Name
Niloufar Karimzadegan
Agency Name
City of Berkeley
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Yes Duffy Architects
Agency Name
Yes Duffy Architects
Job Title
Architect
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Berkeley
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Citywide
Zip
94704
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15332
Reasons for Exemption
The project is consistent with the applicable general plan designation and all applicable general plan policies as well as with applicable zoning designation and regulations.
• The project site is within city limits on a project site of fewer than five acres that is substantially surrounded by urban uses.
• The project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species.
• Approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality.
• The site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services.
Additionally, none of the exceptions to eligibility for a categorical exemption as listed under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2, apply to the project. The project is not located in an environmentally sensitive area; the cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place over time would not be significant; there are no “unusual circumstances” at the project site that would result in significant environmental effects; there are no designated scenic highways in the City of Berkeley and the project site is not in view of a state scenic highway; the site is not included on a list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code; and the project would not result in a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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